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AN GAOḊAL.
Following are the cities which had or have clas¬
ses in working order and to whom, in particular,
the above remarks are directed.
Ala. Mobile, brother M'Cosker's young Gaelic
friends should organize.
Cal. San Francisco has one of the best Irish
societies in the country. We hope our Petaluma
and Port Costa friends will reorganize; there is
good material in both cities.
Colo. Brother Kennedy has good material in
Gaston for a nice class.
Con. We hope Major Maher will put his forces
into line in New Haven; the formation of two
new societies in Fall River and New Bedford, res¬
pectively, has been reported. Hartford has an
old society.
Del. There was a society in Wilmington; what
about it now, brthers Mulrooney and Keville ?
Ill. There is a good soceity in Chicago, and
excellent food for one in Cairo, organize one, bro¬
thers Howley and Kelly. Can't you get up one
in Apple River, brother Sweeney?
Ind. Counsellor O'Hara organized a society in
Peru some time since, and there is the way if
there were the will in Washington and Indianap¬
olis. — 'tis a shame for these places.
la. We think Burlington had a society. — Bro¬
ther Hagerty, revive it. Should not Sioux City
and Council Bluffs have societies?
Kan. Armourdale had a small society at one
time, — Revive it, brother Higgins? Also, bro¬
thers Downey and Dillon should organize a socie¬
ty in Lincoln Centre — Say, a small one.
Ky. Can't you organize a society in Shelby¬
ville, brother Casey?
La New Orleans, What is brother Mulqueeny
doing; there is room for a large society there.
Me We expect to hear of the organization of a
large society in Portland by brother Hanrahan.
Md. Is there any Irishman in Baltimore ?
Mass. There are societies in Boston, Holyoke,
and Lawrence and Worcester and Malden used to
have them. Re-organize friends.
Mich. Brother Downey has his Paragon society
in Montague, but Muskegon and Detroit should
have them also.
Minn There is a society in St. Paul's, brothers
Kelly and Maroney take care of it. It was report¬
ed that a society was founded in Minneapolis a
few year ago, but we have not heard of it lately.
Mo. A society has been organized in Kansas Ci¬
ty lately, with brother McEniry as President. But
what about St. Louis, St Joseph and Pierce City?
Mont. Brother Harrington promises good work
from Butte, and when he says so it shall be done.
N H Nashua had a large society when Father
Higgins was there. Brothers Niland and Mur¬
phy, why don't you set the ball going and revive
your society?
N J. There were several socities in New Jersey
some time ago. We hope brothers Gibson and
Purcell will revive the Paterson, and brother Mc¬
Cann, the Newark society. Brother Jennings of
Trenton reported that they were about organizing
a society.
N Y. The Brooklyn and New York societies
are known to all. A society was organized in W.
New Brighton by Mr Cowhig a few months ago.
Binghampton had a society some time ago, we
hope brother McTighe will revive it.
N D Brother Lamb formed a society in Mich¬
igan City some time ago.
Pa. Every one knows of the Phila, society. Mr
Gibbons formed a society in Willimsport over a
year ago, and Mr. McDermott of Avoca will have
one in the near future in that town.
R I. Providence has the banner society.
W. Va. Bros. Lally and McCormick need only
call together all the subscribers which they have
sent the Gael from Wheeling to have the
strongest society in the United States.
There are several other large cities in the Uni¬
ted States in which no effort has been made to
form Gaelic socities. This speaks "bad" for the
Irish element. Were Englishmen situated as the
Irish are, they would have a society in every city
containing twenty of their countrymen, and they
would have the Gael a daily journal. We hear
loud talk of Irish patriotism — yes, the Englishman
would act — the barking dog is harmless.
Let every town and hamlet have its Gaelic so¬
ciety, for the language (as the German say) is the
Nation. There was never better encouragement
nor better facilities for the revival of the language
than there is today if the Irish have only the pa¬
triotism to take advantage of it; and, also, for the
freedom of Ireland — the big English balloon is
about to burst
The fall of the year being one of the busy
seasons in real estate, the Gael is late because
we did not have time to attend to it; but we hope
the time is not distant when an Irish journal will
be published in every large city in the United
States.
It is with unfeigned regret the Gael has heard
the death of John P. Ryan of New York. Mr.
Ryan was a member of the Brooklyn Society and
one the Committee appointed by it to organize
New York, and the first president of the Gaelic
Society then founded therein. — Rip.
O'Faherty's Siamsa an Ġeiṁriḋ, re¬
viewed in the Gaoḋal recently, is for
sale by Mr P. O'Brien, 46 Cuffe St.
Dublin. The price in cloth is 2s: in
wrapper, 1s 6d.
